Though Crowd. . .

(Tough Crowd. . .)

Writing this clear on the wall is called Graffiti. Iowa held its Lincoln Dinner event the other night, an opportunity for GOP candidates for President to make an appetence. Donald Trump was there. So was Mike Pense. Nikki Haley. And Will Hurd. Hurd, a former Texas Congressman and Central Intelligence officer, has emerged as a Trump critic and is the camp that is convinced that dominating the Republican Primary perhaps a straight line to the Nomination, but he still cannot win the General.


Hurd attempted to present these facts to the Lincoln attendees but he was booed off the stage. Hurd's experience is emblematic of those within the GOP who are seeking to de-rail the former President because it is their shared conclusion that Trump will not ultimately prevail. That has been consensus of these Pages for some time now, but, and speaking of now, the President Biden who is slated to defeat Donald Trump, again, is not as formidable as one might have originally believed.


A former business partner of Hunter Biden, Devin Archer, will testify before the House Oversight Committee, that the President was far more involved in his son' activities than is generally known. That is a story line that has been developed for some time but the outstanding question is what effect any of this will have on the ex-President ?


To say the Bidens have had a bad week is an understatement. The collapse of Junior's plea deal is a case in point. With Devin Archer's Monday testimony promising further revelations and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hinting at impeachment inquiries, one could say that there is a pile-on effect.


So, for the moment at least, despite all the charges being leveled against him, mostly to distract against Biden problems, but President Trump could be given a chance to reverse this verdict of history. That would, however, require a straight road, and a true aim. .Re-introduce himself and smile more.

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